NOAA Ronald H. Brown 2016 Pacific Ocean Underway pCO2 Measurements

Ten cruises aboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown collected surface underway data from January 5 to December 22, 2016. The dataset includes measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. These data were gathered using CO2 gas analyzers and equilibrators to study ocean carbon dynamics.

Use Cases

• Calculating air-sea CO2 flux based on partial pressure difference measurements.
• Analyzing seasonal variability of ocean carbon parameters across the Pacific Ocean.
• Validating ocean carbon models using underway salinity and sea surface temperature data.
• Assessing ocean acidification trends using in-situ pCO2 measurements.

Strengths

• Data spans a full year (2016) across ten distinct research cruises.
• Includes direct measurements of key carbon cycle variables (pCO2 in air and water).
• Data is hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (Data.gov, NASA Earthdata).

Limitations

• Column names are not provided in any source description.
• Exact row count and file size are unknown.
• The license information is not specified.

Provenance

Source

US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Collection Method

Surface underway measurements collected via Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.

Time Range

2016-01-05 to 2016-12-22

Freshness

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Geography

Pacific Ocean